BTW....i may have underestimated Pleanette's appearance BUT NOT her wardrobe!! DAYUM, Z and Hornbuckle! Told yall about these young ladies!! LOL

84-68, Shock lead, 4:oo left

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Ahhh my sweet-Sweet P!! Z and Hornbuckle are the truth. Alexis came off of a NCAA championship and right into a WNBA championship, she had to step up her game during that college run when Parker hurt her shoulder and now she's stepping up in Katies absence, that girl has the heart of a champion. And Shevonte Zealous, in the words of Jay-Z, "What more can I say", she is a deadly scorer, what a weapon and one helluva a draft choice!

94-79 Shock!!! no contest in the 4th qtr....with Shavonte, who needs Swin or Cash...

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I think that aggressive killer instinct that Z has is what Laim wanted, but never got from Swin. Swin is a great all around player, and is more of a gifted glue-girl, like a Tayshaun, she's at her best when she's playing off of All-Stars.

while Indiana may have been the class of the East for the majority of '09, and thus owns the crucial home-court advantage in this series, Detroit enters this tilt as arguably the hottest team in the league. The defending champs have won 11 of their last 13 and are fresh off an impressive two-game sweep of the higher-seeded Atlanta Dream in the conference semis. And even though Indiana actually got the better of the Shock during regular season, winning three of their four meetings while holding Rick Mahorn's crew to an average of 63.3 points per game, Detroit captured the last matchup on September 4.

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the Shock are used to playing basketball this time of year, but with this being their fourth straight appearance in the Eastern Conference Finals, it really can't be emphasized enough. And Detroit has won all of those prior trips to the conference finals (plus another in 2003), which means a win over Indiana would give the Shock their fourth straight appearance in the WNBA Finals. Only one other team in the history of the WNBA has accomplished that feat (Houston Comets, 1997-2000).

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The key is to stop Tamika who averaged the following against Washington:Tamika Catchings, F, Fever
25.0 PPG, 14.0 RPG, 4.0 APG

Indiana is a tough team, and without Katie AND Pierson it's an uphill battle. But I have faith in these ladies.

No contest in the second half as the Shock poured it on winning going away 72-56. Pressure on Fever now as these funky schedules give the lower seeded teams a chance to win at home forcing the best team win the remaining games at home.

Zellous is the real deal folks...but if we advance past the Fever, either Katie or Plenette will have to at least dress and be available...I am not sure if Tweety will survive if they go the distance...

That may be true on the scheduling Dre but guess what? WE were the Game 2 home team three years in a row and it didnt STOP US!! hahhaha

We just some baaaddddddd mamajammas!! PP looking sharp again with another nice rear shot from the camera man.

Maybe its just me...But Katie being hurt MAY be The Lou Gehrig moment of the year..Go Z!!!!! She's faster , a better defender and can get to the hole. Now Katie can retire in peace as the deserving Hall of Famer she is.

Great game last night, I'm still high as a kite off of it, I'm really taking the time to appreciate and treasure what these ladies are doing, something I probably should've done with their male counterparts.

Zellous and Hornbuckle are AWESOME. The only problem I see with Zellous is that [sarcasm]she needs more confidence[/sarcasm]. Hornbuckle is a warrior, a real champion. Tweety, well there aren't enough adjectives. The bigs finally became productive as the game went along, but the lack of athleticism from our power frontcourt players worries me, this is why we really miss Sweet P.

Maybe its just me...But Katie being hurt MAY be The Lou Gehrig moment of the year..Go Z!!!!! She's faster , a better defender and can get to the hole. Now Katie can retire in peace as the deserving Hall of Famer she is.

GO SHOCK!

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Yes and No. Zellous makes the reality of losing Katie Smith eventually to retirement an easier pill to swallow, but right now we really need Katie, Teasley is Michael Curry-2.0, and the only reason she plays is because Katie is hurt. Could you imagine if we had Katie balling and then bring Shavonte of the bench? We'd be unstoppable!!

Yes and No. Zellous makes the reality of losing Katie Smith eventually to retirement an easier pill to swallow, but right now we really need Katie, Teasley is Michael Curry-2.0, and the only reason she plays is because Katie is hurt. Could you imagine if we had Katie balling and then bring Shavonte of the bench? We'd be unstoppable!!

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Agree...Teasley is just taking up space with the occasional brilliant play. Katie might bring some rust if she plays, but I would rather have her dressed just in case we need the three ball in the next round ....if they make it that far (thinking positively of course) Also just having her or PP dressed as I mentioned before does do a psych job on the other team as they have to decide/plan/wonder how to defend them.

Agree...Teasley is just taking up space with the occasional brilliant play. Katie might bring some rust if she plays, but I would rather have her dressed just in case we need the three ball in the next round ....if they make it that far (thinking positively of course) Also just having her or PP dressed as I mentioned before does do a psych job on the other team as they have to decide/plan/wonder how to defend them.

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Hands of Teasley, she's there to warm up the team at the beginning of the first and third quarter so that they can get into some kind of a rhythm before Shavonte Zellous come in and raises hell, Mahorn said so last night in an interview I think. Plus Teasley does okay. She's been fine. I just wish we see Crystal Kelly plays more, she's so cute with her round cheeks. She's finally on a team that's winning.